Massena police receive complaints about door-to-door meat salesmen

MASSENA  Village police on Thursday impounded a delivery van following complaints about meat vendors going from door to door in Massena.

A half-dozen residents called police complaining about two men in a white van who were visiting village homes and trying to sell frozen meat products, a dispatcher said. The men reportedly used aggressive tactics to enter homes and were persistent in efforts to make sales even when residents initially declined.

Police stopped a white van matching the description given by residents shortly afterward and impounded it for numerous vehicle and traffic law violations.

No arrests were made, and the occupants names were not immediately available on Friday. Police said the men, who did not have a village sales permit, identified themselves as salesmen for Premier Steak and Seafood of Yorkville, in Oneida County near Utica.

A message left for Premier officials was not immediately returned Friday afternoon.

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